At least here in the Bay Area, summer seems to truly be here. Forecasters predicted our first triple digit temperatures to be here today, and they're not too far off with the temperature at 2:00pm being 99 degrees in the Dublin/Pleasanton area. An important hydration note, when you are working out in weather that is very hot, if you are doing a long workout or you tend to sweat a lot make sure you are drinking something like Gatorade, Accelerade, Gu20, etc. during workouts and after them. If you sweat a lot and drink a lot of water, you can flush your system of electrolytes and even though you have plenty of water in you, you are dehydrated and your body is missing key nutrients.
On a happy note, my mother Mary, has joined Team in Training and will participate in the Nike Women's Marathon, she will complete the half marathon this coming October. Don't worry though, unless her coaches tell her otherwise or it does not work in her training schedule, she will still be participating in the Cowtown half marathon. So this will be an exciting fall for her! In addition to running the half marathon, Mary will be raising a minimum of $2100 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She will be sending a letter to me which I will post here in the next week or so, so keep your eye out. In the meantime, here is the link to her website:
http://pages.teamintraining.org/sf/nikesf08/mreinke
Keep up the running/walking/wajjing! I know my official training plan starts in just a couple of weeks!
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